Delmar Taylor

Major Delmar Taylor, age 78, died December 20, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was born on July 15, 1932 in Putnam, Okla. to Glen and Opal Lee (Witten) Taylor. He was a 1951 graduate of Capitol Hill High School in OKC. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and worked at Tinker Air Force Base prior to his graduation from Seminary at Evangeline Booth College in 1960. Major Taylor served for 37 years as a Minister in The Salvation Army primarily working in Adult Rehab Center. He was an avid reader, published author of the book "Never Walk Alone", and member of the Kiwanis Club and Writer's Guild. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Robert, sister Nancy Taylor Hicks. He is survived by his wife Major Dee (Rios) Taylor of 57 years, sons Al and wife Lesley, Tom and wife Tracy, daughter Linda Taylor Pierce and grandchildren Al Taylor Jr., Erica Woodall and Amanda Miley, also by seven great-grandchildren, sisters DeLois Barnhouse and husband Bill, Sharon Taylor Kendrick, sister-in-law Major Fran Taylor and brother-in-law Earl Hicks. Services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, December 23, 2010 at McNeil's Funeral Service, Mustang, Okla. with interment to follow in the Mustang Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to www.mcneilsmustangfs.com.